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Ola, Uber Introduces Service Fee For Drivers To Prevent Them From Using Rival...
With the growth of cab usage service in India, and the aggressive plans picked up by these cab hailing app companies, apart from the riders, drivers too get a chance to choose the service they want to...
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Snapdeal Acquires US Based Programmatic Ad Display Platform Reduce Data
Ecommerce platform Snapdeal has acquired the US-based advertising platform, Reduce Data for an undisclosed amount. Reduce Data, founded in 2012 by Asif Ali has developed a programmatic display...
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Recruitment Platform, Jobspire Lets Professionals “Window Shop For Jobs”,...
Bangalore-based, job search platform, Jobspire, has raised $262K seed round of funding led by Purvi Capital. Besides, Willfly Ventures, Nikunj Jain of Frankly.me, Krishna Jha of Telnet Ventures, Sanjay...
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The 10 Secrets To Great Customer Service
Despite all the hype around technology, people are still “human”. They still want to feel important. They still want to be heard. Based on 30 years in the trenches, here’s my 10-point list of great...
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Wingify Launches notCRUD, A Community Platform To Showcase Indian Software...
New Delhi-based website performance testing startup, Wingify, has announced the launch of notCRUD, a first ever community platform to showcase the best of Indian product, technology and design...
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Jindal Group Launches JSW Venture Fund To Invest In Early Stage Startups
The growing startup ecosystem in the country lured number of HNI and business firms to join the race to invest in startups. Many high profile businessmen and business groups have shown interest in...
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Lookup Introduces Hyperlocal Deliveries; Partners Roadrunnr
Hyperlocal mobile messaging app, Lookup has announced launch of hyperlocal deliveries across Bangalore, Mumbai and Delhi in association with Roadrunnr. Any store keeper who wishes to provide deliveries...
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Google’s Schmidt Invests In Indian Engineer Co-Founded Transportation Company...
Google Chairman Eric Schmidt has invested in a next-generation transportation company, skyTran, co-founded by an Indian engineer, Ankur Bhatnagar. Schmidt has invested an undisclosed amount in Series A...
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Reliance Capital & Singapore Company Invests Over $1 Mn In Gurgaon Based...
Gurgaon-based startup Luxury Hues, a marketing consultancy and shopping venture for luxury goods has raised about $1 Mn (INR 6 Cr.) in a funding round from Reliance Capital and investment banker Ravi...
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Ola Goes CNG-Only Within Delhi; Replaces Existing Categories With “Within...
After Delhi High Court announcement today that Ola can run cabs only fueled with compressed natural gas or CNG in the national capital, Ola has said that it has made available multiple opportunities...
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Zivame Wants To Change The Way Indian Women Shop For Lingerie; Raises $40 Mn
In a major first online lingerie retailer Zivame has raised funds to the tune of $38 Mn (INR250 cr) in its series C round of funding from Zodius Technology Fund and Khazanah Nasional Berhad, the...
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How Oyo Is Building An Empire, Room By Room
From a single city in 2013 to five cities in December 2014 & from 20 cities in May 2015 to 43 cities in July 2015. The story of Oyo and how it has expanded like a ninja is known to everyone. The...
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India’s Top 30 Enterprise Software Companies Cross $10 Bn Mark In Valuation:...
According to Indian Software Products Industry Index – B2B, compiled by software products think tank iSPIRT, India’s top 30 B2B software product companies are currently valued at over $10.25 Bn (INR...
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The 10 Worst Reasons To Quit
Here are the top ten worst reasons which probably force you to quit: You’re tired of repetition Learning, accomplishing or doing anything is like playing the piano. You’ll never be any good if you...
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Is Housing Looking To China To Ease Its Woes?
Real estate portal Housing.com is rumoured to be in initial talks with Chinese real estate portal SouFun for either a strategic investment or a buyout, according to two undisclosed sources aware of the...
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Zomato Integrates Paytm Wallet To Enable Seamless Online Payments
In a bid to enhance the online ordering experience for customers, Zomato has announced that it is integrating Paytm Wallet to enable seamless payments as customers now will be able to pay for their...
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Movie Review Site ClapsnSlaps Raises $150K
SBB Ventures Pvt Ltd owned crowdsourced movie review and online entertainment site Clapsnslaps has raised $150K (INR 1 Cr) in its second round of angel investment from a Mumbai-based production house R...
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Why SaaS Founders Should Take Marketplace Listing Optimization Seriously
I wrote about the 3 things to do before your SaaS product launch to increase inbound leads before and also talked about How you can use Marketplace Listing Optimization (MLO) to increase your inbound...
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500 Startups Closes Fund III With $85 Mn
Dave McClure led California-based, 500 Startups, an early-stage seed fund and accelerator program has raised $85 Mn for its third global fund. The firm had targeted to close $100 Mn for this fund. The...
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Funding Galore: Startup Fundings Of The Week [31 August -5 September]
To expand into more geographies across the globe, Zomato is in plans to raise new round of funding worth $60 Mn to $80 Mn. According to reports, Temasek Holdings along with existing investors will be...
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